Roosevelt 10 Tour to stump for Taft across the nation
From Lincoln Neb to San Francisco the dispatch traces Roosevelt planning a six stop stump for Taft with a concluding speech at San Francisco while Bryan shifts routes through Des Moines Perry Tama Cedar Rapids and Chicago en route to campaign in Iowa and the Midwest. Bryan plans St Louis talks and Kansas return with a rally in Lincoln as Taft tours Kansas delivering messages on labor trusts and tariffs.
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Neb
Roosevelt
Taft
Fairven
Rooosevelt
Atlantic
Pacific
San Francisco
Bryan
Iowa
Chicago
Des Moines
Perry
Tama
Cedar Rapids
St. Louis
Kansas
Middle West
East
Fairview
Havelock
Burlington
Taft to Close Campaign in Youngstown Iowa?
Taft plans to end his national campaign on November 2 in Youngstown Ohio with Governor Hughes delivering the closing address. The itinerary after Chicago remains to be finalized but is expected to keep Taft active through election week. He met local officials on arrival in Topeka and spoke at multiple events including a YMCA gathering and a Baptist church, stressing friendship to the African American community.
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Kansas City
Judge Taft
Youngstown
Hughes
Chicago
Taft
Topeka
Warner
Baltimore
Beacon Hill Congregational Church
I Kan
Leavenworth
Kan
St. Joseph
Marysville
Chillicothe
Brookfield
Gompers Replies to Taft in Labor Leader’s Denunciation
Washington reports Samuel Gompers issues a strong reply to Theodore Taft after Taft accused Gompers of lying. Gompers says Taft is losing temper and dignity and questions Taft’s claim. He stresses he never claimed to deliver or dictate labor votes and defends his own truthfulness and dependability.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
Taft
Denver
Gompers
Pettifogger
Illinois Tour Concludes With Seven Speeches In City
The state delivered seven remarks between here and Indiana. On Saturday he wrapped up his Illinois tour by speaking in this city. During the trip he and Representative Longworth gave thirty speeches in total.
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Indiana
Illinois
Ilinois
Longworth
Mack to Confer with Bryan in Chicago
National Democratic Chairman Mack has left for Chicago to confer with Bryan on Wednesday. The trip aims to discuss party strategy and national campaign plans amid upcoming elections.
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Mack
Bryan
Buffalo
N. Y
National Democratic
Chicago
Trial for Young Evans and Burt to face court martial
Manila Oct 3 Lieutenant Frank Taylor Evans of the Louisiana and Lieutenant Charles Burt of the Georgia will be tried by a special court martial on the Wisconsin Oct 5. Evans faces charges of absence from station while acting as chief of the deck profane language and intoxication. Burt is charged with conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. Rear Admiral Seton Schroeder will preside. Midshipman Richard Barnard of the Louisiana was dismissed for drunkenness at Albany, Australia after a Melbourne parade.
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Manila
Frank Taylor Evans
Louisiana
Charles Burt
Georgia
Wisconsin
Evans
Burt
Seton Schroeder
Richard Barnard
Albany
Australia
Melbourne
Near East War Clouds and Bulgarian Independence Threats
London October 5 reports warn of rapid Europe-wide crisis as Prince Ferdinand moves toward Bulgarian independence including Rumelia and Austria Hungary contemplates annexing Bosnia and Herzegovina. Turkish and Bulgarian armies mobilize while Emperor Franz Joseph signals Austria’s aims to keep the Bosnian provinces Austrian.
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London
Europe
Near East
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Rumelia
Austria-Hungary
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Berlin
Turkey
Francis Joseph
Fallieres
Austria
France
Austria- Hungary
President Roosevelt Publishes Haskell Letter on Prohibition Shipments
Roosevelt releases a letter to Haskell dated April 18 1908 after Oklahoma Republican leaders urged disclosure The missive says Congress handles matters and current legislation aims to curb illicit shipments of intoxicants into prohibition territory while protecting interstate commerce and mail use.
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Washington
Overnor Haskell
Roosevelt
Haskell
Prohibition
Republican State Committee of
Oklahoma
Congress
Trick of Some Hazers at University Disappear Case
Lexington reports Willie C. Smith vanished after hazing at the state university. A Queen and Crescent boxcar was used to place him aboard and shipped away. The sealed car was found with the seal broken by students before being locked again. Police and faculty clash over the investigation.
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Lexington
Willie C. Smith
State University
Kern and Lewis Visit Spartanburg en Route to Asheville
John W. Kern, running mate of Bryan, and Colonel James Hamilton Lewis were greeted by a large crowd in Spartanburg D C as they traveled from Macon to Asheville. They gave brief non political addresses after arriving on Sunday with stops in Macon and Atlanta the day before.
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Spartanburg
D. C
John W. Kern
James Hamilton Lewis
Asheville
Macon
Bryan
Kern
Lewis
Atlanta
Two Storms Noted In Atlantic Weather Alert
A severe tropical storm rages near Bermuda as signals warn vessels from Wilmington to Eastport to stay at sea. Nassau reports an eighty mile gale with vessels blown overboard and six lives lost. A second storm forms inland atop the plateau and will move east, threatening Atlantic coast states on Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Washington
Bermuda Islands
Atlantic
Wilmington
N. C
East Port
Garriott
Weather Bureau
Nassau
Bahamas
Sherman Winds Through Evansville Whirlwind Tour
Representative Sherman the Republican vice presidential candidate rested in Evansville Indiana on October 5. He continued his campaign today moving through nearby towns and planned stops to energize supporters and rally early backing.
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Sherman
Evansville
Ind
US Battleship Fleet Arrives in Manila Bay
The United States battleship fleet has arrived in Manila Bay and been greeted with great acclaim by the people of Manila.
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United States
Manila Bay
Manila
Populist Candidate Dead in Missouri Lieutenant Governor Race
Albeton City Missouri October 5 Captain H Donnahue Populist candidate for lieutenant governor of Missouri is dead at his home He was seventy years old.
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Albeton City
H. €. Donnahue
Missouri
Strike Is Officially Off in Winnipeg
Winnipeg report says the Canadian Pacific mechanics strike has been officially declared off on October 5. The move ends a period of labor action affecting railway operations and resumes normal service for crews and customers.
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Winnipeg
Man
Cataclysm at Hyderabad Reports Massive Losses
The catastrophe in Hyderabad India is said to have killed about 50000 natives and to have cost roughly $200000000 rubles. Separately the Oklahoma Corporation Commission reduced telegraph tolls to 25 cents for ten words for all within state lines.
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Hyderabad
India
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Chicago Hogs and Cattle Market Report October 5 1908
Chicago market report shows hogs steady to 10 lower with light and mixed packers in the 6 15 to 7 15 range and heavy grades 6 30 to 7 10. Cattle and sheep totals at 30 000 each, with westerns steady to 10 lower and sheep strong. bulk cattle 6 35 to 6 70, western cattle 2 60 to 4 75, western lambs 4 00 to 6 15. Reports include official receipts, shipments, and estimated figures for today and tomorrow from Beach Wickham Grain Co.
John A Babcock's Assurance of a Square Deal
A brief notice presents John A Babcock promising fair treatment with a confident offer of a square deal, urging readers that they will receive honest, straightforward service. The message carries a direct, promotional tone appropriate for a local newspaper card.
Thaw Wife Claims Deal With His Mother Over Annulment
Mrs. Harry Thaw and her attorney released a statement saying no money was settled with Thaw or his family for an annulment. She accused William Thaw of drafting an agreement for a lump sum and lifetime income, which she says was not honored. Thaw reportedly provides no comment from prison as reporters are barred from the jail.
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New York
Harry Thaw
Dan O'Reilly
Thaw
New York State
Pennsylvania
Harry
White Plains
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Pittsburg Fete Closes With Giant 150th Birthday Celebration
Pittsburg marked its 150th birthday with a week long festival culminating in a monster reception and ball at Duquesne gardens attended by over 2,000 people. Crowds filled downtown streets at night as authorities limited confetti and carnival stunts. The city’s actual founding birthday is Nov 26 and plans mention Taft and other dignitaries visiting then.
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Pittsburg
Duquesne Gardens
William H. Taft
Resignation From U S Treasury Nominated for Congress
President Roosevelt accepts the resignation of Hamilton Fish assistant treasurer of the United States at New York effective October 21. Fish has been nominated by the Republicans of the Twenty first district as their congressional candidate.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hamilton Fish
United States
New York
Fish
Twenty-first
Congress
Lincoln boy admits to recent Missouri Pacific wrecks
Lincoln Neb Oct 5 A seventeen year old Lincoln youth Vernon Shipman confessed to causing one of the two recent train wrecks on the Lincoln division of the Missouri Pacific and has been arrested. The youth admitted his role in the incident and is aiding authorities in the investigation.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln Division
Missouri Pacific
Vernon Shipman
Lincoln
Big Fleet Outerded the Storm at Manila Bay
Manila Bay was hit by a hurricane over twelve hours with heavy shore damage. The battleship fleet rode out the storm safely as coastal damage unfolded in Manila on October 5.
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Manila
Manila Bay
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